I am already out of town. I have plenty of neighbors who could have watched the dog, but to use someone else would have made it clear to my W that I don't trust her.
As I am trying to maintain a friendship as a bridge to something deeper if, no WHEN, her A blows up, I chose to appear to take her at her word.
We'll see what happens. :-(
Me: 50; Wife: 48 Gay; civil union in NJ no kids M: 15 years, together 17 Bomb (OW) 2/09 (EA 3mos/PA 3mos) ILYBINILWY W out of house, w/OW, in separation talks, nothing filed